Jack Vance Reading Order
1 series · 200 books
Jack Vance was a prolific American writer who crafted imaginative science fiction and fantasy narratives across a remarkably diverse body of work spanning from the 1950s through the early 2000s. Known for his intricate worldbuilding and distinctive prose style, Vance penned numerous standalone novels that showcased his versatility across multiple genres, though he also ventured into mystery writing under both his full name and pseudonyms. His legacy encompasses a vast catalog of speculative fiction that influenced generations of readers and writers, establishing him as a master of inventive storytelling and richly realized fictional universes.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete200 books
Start with To Live Forever, the first of 200 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Room to Die In |
| 2 | Alastor |
| 3 | Backstage with Jack Vance, Volume 2: Outlines for Three Novels |
| 4 | Bakers Dozen |
| 5 | Cadwal Chronicles (in Russian) |
| 6 | Charmants Voisins |
| 7 | Chateau d'If and Other Stories (in Russian) |
| 8 | Clarges |
| 9 | Crimes et enchantements |
| 10 | Croisades Vance (Folio Science Fiction) (French Edition) |
| 11 | Cugel Gewroken: Verhalen van de Stervende Aarde, Boek 3 (Het Verzameld Werk van Jack Vance) (Volume 28) (Dutch Edition) |
| 12 | Cugel the Clever |
| 13 | De Kokod-krijgers |
| 14 | De Maanvlinder en andere verhalen |
| 15 | De Ogen van de Overwereld |
| 16 | De Roguskhoi |
| 17 | De Tschai-cyclus |
| 18 | De Tschai-cyclus |
| 19 | De Tuin van Suldrun: Lyonesse, Boek 1 (Het Verzameld Werk van Jack Vance) (Volume 52) (Dutch Edition) |
| 20 | De Wereldbedenker en andere verhalen |
| 21 | De Wilde Vaart |
| 22 | De drakenruiters |
| 23 | De duistere oceaan |
| 24 | De man in de kooi |
| 25 | De moordmachine |
| 26 | De parasiet |
| 27 | De stille getuige |
| 28 | De vijf gouden banden (Het Verzameld Werk van Jack Vance) (Volume 3) (Dutch Edition) |
| 29 | Demon Princes (in Russian) |
| 30 | Der Held von Avalon/Raumstation Abercrombie - Zwei SF-Romane in einem Band |
| 31 | Die Welt der zehn Bücher |
| 32 | Die besten Science- Fiction- Stories von Jack Vance |
| 33 | Die dämonenfürsten I |
| 34 | Die dämonenfürsten II |
| 35 | Die dämonenfürsten III |
| 36 | Die dämonenfürsten IV |
| 37 | Die dämonenfürsten V |
| 38 | Dirdir (in Russian) |
| 39 | Dogtown Tourist Agency |
| 40 | Domains of Koryphon (the Gray Prince) (in Russian) |
| 41 | Dragon Masters and Other Stories (in Russian) |
| 42 | Durdane (in Russian) |
| 43 | Een stad vol Chasch: Tschai, Boek 1 (Het Verzameld Werk van Jack Vance) (Volume 34) (Dutch Edition) |
| 44 | Eight Fantasms and Magics |
| 45 | Emphyrio |
| 46 | Emphyrio |
| 47 | Emphyrio (in Russian) |
| 48 | Face (in Russian) |
| 49 | Flashing Swords #1 |
| 50 | Future Tense, Four Brilliant Diversities in Science Fiction |
| 51 | Galaxie # 43 |
| 52 | Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1966 |
| 53 | Ghosts |
| 54 | Gli ultimi principi |
| 55 | Gold and Iron ~ Clarges (in Russian) |
| 56 | Grote Planeet (Het Verzameld Werk van Jack Vance) (Volume 4) (Dutch Edition) |
| 57 | Het Boek der Dromen |
| 58 | Het Paleis van de Liefde |
| 59 | Het eeuwige leven |
| 60 | Het groot drakenboek |
| 61 | I principi demoni |
| 62 | Isaac Asimov Präsentiert Sagenwelt Der Fantasy |
| 63 | Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 23 (1961) |
| 64 | Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 4 |
| 65 | Jack Vance |
| 66 | Kept women can't quit; The man in the cage; Dead on arrival |
| 67 | Killing Machine (in Russian) |
| 68 | L'enfant tombe des etoiles |
| 69 | L'Île aux Oiseaux |
| 70 | LYONESSE II: GREEN PEARL AND MADOUC |
| 71 | La Geste des Princes Démons Collector N&B - Tome 01 |
| 72 | La Planète géante |
| 73 | La Terre mourante |
| 74 | La perle verte |
| 75 | Languages of Pao (in Russian) |
| 76 | Le Cycle de Tschai |
| 77 | Le Cycle de Tschai, n°1 : le Chasch |
| 78 | Le Cycle de Tschaï. Le Chasch |
| 79 | Le cycle de Tschai |
| 80 | Le dernier château et autres crimes |
| 81 | Le jardin de Suldrun |
| 82 | Lens Larque |
| 83 | Les cinq rubans d'or |
| 84 | Lily Street |
| 85 | Los Príncipes demonio 1 |
| 86 | Los valerosos hombres libres |
| 87 | Lurulu |
| 88 | Lyonesse |
| 89 | Lyonesse |
| 90 | Lyonesse (in Russian) |
| 91 | Lyonesse - Intégrale |
| 92 | Lyonesse, La perle verte |
| 93 | Magnificent Showboats |
| 94 | Magnus Ridolph |
| 95 | Mammoth Book of Short Fantasy Novels |
| 96 | Marune |
| 97 | Maske |
| 98 | Maske |
| 99 | Masters of Darkness III |
| 100 | Mazirian the Magician |
| 101 | Mechant garcon |
| 102 | Meulenhoff-M Het boek der dromen (Meulenhoff-M Science fiction and fantasy) |
| 103 | Minding the Stars: The Early Jack Vance, Volume Four |
| 104 | Miro Hetzel, Effectuator |
| 105 | Monsters in Orbit |
| 106 | Moon Moth and Other Stories (in Russian) |
| 107 | Méchant garçon |
| 108 | Night Lamp (in Russian) |
| 109 | Out of this world 1 |
| 110 | Palace of Love (in Russian) |
| 111 | Pnume (in Russian) |
| 112 | Ports of Call |
| 113 | Ports of Call and Lurulu |
| 114 | Potter of Firsk and Other Stories |
| 115 | Rhialto de Schitterende: Verhalen van de Stervende Aarde, Boek 4 (Het Verzameld Werk van Jack Vance) (Volume 29) (Dutch Edition) |
| 116 | Rhialto the Marvellous (in Russian) |
| 117 | Sail 25 and Other Stories (in Russian) |
| 118 | Science Fiction Gems |
| 119 | Science Fiction Hall of Fame -- Volume Four |
| 120 | Science Fiction Hall of Fame--Volume Two B |
| 121 | Showboat World (in Russian) |
| 122 | Sipure arets ha-goṿaʻat |
| 123 | Sipure ha-arets ha-goṿaʻat I |
| 124 | Sjambak |
| 125 | Sjambak |
| 126 | Son of the Tree |
| 127 | Son of the Tree and Other Stories |
| 128 | Son of the Tree and the Houses of Iszm (in Russian) |
| 129 | Space Opera (in Russian) |
| 130 | Spelevaren op Grote Planeet |
| 131 | Star King (in Russian) |
| 132 | Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3 |
| 133 | Stories from The Hugo Winners, Volume 2 |
| 134 | Swords Against Darkness |
| 135 | THE MAN IN THE CAGE [signed] |
| 136 | Tales from Super-Science Fiction |
| 137 | The 13 crimes of science fiction |
| 138 | The Best From Amazing Stories (Anthology) |
| 139 | The Dark Ocean |
| 140 | The Domains of Koryphon |
| 141 | The Dragon Masters and Other Stories |
| 142 | The Eyes of the Overworld |
| 143 | The Face |
| 144 | The Fantasy Hall of Fame [22 stories] |
| 145 | The Fox Valley murders |
| 146 | The Golden Girl and Other Stories |
| 147 | The Hugo Winners, Volume 2 (1962 - 1970) |
| 148 | The Hugo Winners, Volumes one and two |
| 149 | The Jack Vance Lexicon: from Abiloid to Zygage: The Coined Words of Jack Vance |
| 150 | The Pleasant Grove murders |
| 151 | The Science Fiction Weight-Loss Book |
| 152 | The Science fictional olympics |
| 153 | The Seven Deadly Sins and Cardinal Virtues of Science Fiction (Seven Cardinal Virtues of Science Fiction / Seven Deadly Sins of Science Fiction) |
| 154 | The Seven Deadly Sins of Science Fiction |
| 155 | The World-Thinker and Other Stories |
| 156 | The space pirate |
| 157 | Three trips in time and space |
| 158 | Trilogy of the Future |
| 159 | Trilogía de Lyonesse |
| 160 | Trullion |
| 161 | Tschai, Planet of Adventure (in Russian) |
| 162 | Tschaï |
| 163 | Tschaï tome 2 - Le Dirdir/Le Pnume |
| 164 | Un monde d'azur |
| 165 | Verlorene Monde |
| 166 | Wankh (in Russian) |
| 167 | Wild Thyme, Green Magic |
| 168 | Witches & Wizards |
| 169 | Wizards |
| 170 | World Thinker and Other Stories (in Russian) |
| 171 | Worlds of If Super Pack #1 |
| 172 | Wyst |
| 173 | Yesterday's Tomorrows |
| 174 | To Live Forever 1956 |
| 175 | The Hugo Winners [volume I] 1964 |
| 176 | Space Opera (Pyramid SF, R-1140) 1965 |
| 177 | The Pleasant Grove murders 1967 |
| 178 | Marune 1975 |
| 179 | Four Men Called John 1976 |
| 180 | Maske 1976 |
| 181 | The Anome 1977 |
| 182 | Wyst 1978 |
| 183 | Emphyrio 1980 |
| 184 | Galactic Effectuator 1980 |
| 185 | Suldrun's Garden 1983 |
| 186 | The Asutra 1983 |
| 187 | Planet of adventure 1985 |
| 188 | Dying Earth - Baen 1986 |
| 189 | Green Pearl Tr 1986 |
| 190 | The Eyes of the Overworld 1986 |
| 191 | Araminta Station 1987 |
| 192 | Chateau D'If 1990 |
| 193 | Madouc 1991 |
| 194 | Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder 1993 |
| 195 | Throy (The Cadwal Chronicle, Book 3) 1994 |
| 196 | Alastor 1995 |
| 197 | Chasch, Los 1995 |
| 198 | Ports of call 1998 |
| 199 | Nachtlicht 2000 |
| 200 | The Fantasy Hall of Fame [30 stories] 2002 |
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